De or het verhouding?
de verhouding
proportion
/vərˈɦɑu̯.dɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de verhouding
- Plural (meervoud)
- de verhoudingen
- Diminutive
- het verhoudinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de verhoudingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het verhoudinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze verhouding | deze verhoudingen |
| that, those | die verhouding | die verhoudingen |
| which (the … that) | de verhouding die … | de verhoudingen die … |
| our | onze verhouding | onze verhoudingen |
Meaning in English
- proportion
- ratio, proportion
- relation, connection
- intimate relationship between two persons
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